2023 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Mandy Perez joined the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE) Teachers Advisory Council (TAC) on March 7 to discuss advocacy efforts related to teacher retention.
Representatives of the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Office of Teaching and Learning updated state lawmakers on March 7 about the progress of new early literacy initiatives.
Johnson County Schools representatives, including employees and students at Johnson Central High School, broke ground atop an eastern Kentucky mountain on March 7 on a project slated to expand access to opportunity for students in the region.
Representatives of the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) updated lawmakers on how federal COVID-19 relief dollars are being spent during a Kentucky House of Representatives Budget Review Subcommittee meeting on Feb. 28.
The Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) Advisory Board met in Danville on Feb. 22. The group provides feedback to KSD and Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) leadership to ensure the Deaf community's specialized education and other needs are met.
Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman joined students and local educational leaders on Feb. 21 to announce federal funding that will increase access to school-based mental health services for over 100,000 students.
Students participating in one of 32 different career and technical education (CTE) programs across Kentucky got the chance to show what they are learning at the Kentucky State Capitol on Feb. 21.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has issued a sponsorship opportunity for vendors to provide prizes, supplies, advertising and financial support for the Kentucky Teacher of the Year (KTOY) program and related awards ceremony.
Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass talked with school officials across the Commonwealth about deeper learning during the Superintendents Webcast on Feb. 14.
The Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) met on Feb. 13 and discussed an interstate compact to facilitate mobility of teachers across member states.